Avoidance Behaviour
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capt_facepalmTitle: Avoidance Behaviour
Author:![[info]](../../img/userinfo.gif?v=1)
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Rating: PG
Fandom: Star Trek (TOS), this works for Reboot too
Characters: James T. Kirk, mention of others
Summary: Jim's weekend just got busier
Warnings: Apologies to true Trek fans
Word Count: 1440
Author's Notes:
For Challenge 006 at![[info]](https://capt-facepalm.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=1)
great_tales (a story upon the theme "Exam")
Author:
capt_facepalm Rating: PG
Fandom: Star Trek (TOS), this works for Reboot too
Characters: James T. Kirk, mention of others
Summary: Jim's weekend just got busier
Warnings: Apologies to true Trek fans
Word Count: 1440
Author's Notes:
For Challenge 006 at
great_tales (a story upon the theme "Exam")
Saturday 08:00
Jim Kirk woke late, rolled over with a sigh and the happy realisation that he had the whole weekend ahead of him. He would have plenty of time before midnight on Sunday to complete the nasty Stellar Cartography Take-Home Exam which he had been putting off for weeks. There were so many things more important, including yesterday’s frustrating experience of failing the Kobyashi Maru simulation. And let’s face it; the Stellar Cartographers were a bunch of weirdos, what with their unilateral declarations of pirate-speaking-only days, and their affinity for towels. The Academy campus was fog-bound, so after a much-needed trip to the head, he read his messages, and went back to bed.
Things to do:
8 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Jim Kirk woke late, rolled over with a sigh and the happy realisation that he had the whole weekend ahead of him. He would have plenty of time before midnight on Sunday to complete the nasty Stellar Cartography Take-Home Exam which he had been putting off for weeks. There were so many things more important, including yesterday’s frustrating experience of failing the Kobyashi Maru simulation. And let’s face it; the Stellar Cartographers were a bunch of weirdos, what with their unilateral declarations of pirate-speaking-only days, and their affinity for towels. The Academy campus was fog-bound, so after a much-needed trip to the head, he read his messages, and went back to bed.
Things to do:
8 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Saturday 13:36
Jim Kirk woke again when his stomach complained louder than his snoring. He fixed himself a bite to eat (food replicators were for losers) and hunted for some clean clothes. Ugh. His Hawaiian shirt and orange and green shorts clashed horribly but were the only things clean enough to wear. After checking his messages, he would have to do his laundry.
Things to do:
8 Old Messages
2 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Jim Kirk woke again when his stomach complained louder than his snoring. He fixed himself a bite to eat (food replicators were for losers) and hunted for some clean clothes. Ugh. His Hawaiian shirt and orange and green shorts clashed horribly but were the only things clean enough to wear. After checking his messages, he would have to do his laundry.
Things to do:
8 Old Messages
2 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Saturday 16:10
Jim vowed he would never let his laundry get so far behind again. People had commented on his mismatched clothes. Some had even mistaken him for a Stellar Cartographer. He was folding and stowing his fresh laundry when he noticed a persistent odour in his POD. So, it wasn’t the dirty clothes then, he grimaced. He would look at his take-home exam later. Right now the POD needed a cleaning.
Things to do:
10 Old Messages
2 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Clean and vacuum POD
Jim vowed he would never let his laundry get so far behind again. People had commented on his mismatched clothes. Some had even mistaken him for a Stellar Cartographer. He was folding and stowing his fresh laundry when he noticed a persistent odour in his POD. So, it wasn’t the dirty clothes then, he grimaced. He would look at his take-home exam later. Right now the POD needed a cleaning.
Things to do:
10 Old Messages
2 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Clean and vacuum POD
Saturday 17:32
Cleaning a POD was hungry work. Why Starfleet insisted their officer candidates take care of their own necessities was always a point of contention. Jim despised cleaning, but enjoyed cooking. Food replicators were fine during the week when there was so much to do, but on the weekend Jim liked to cook. He was no way close to being a food puritarian, but he did like to be able to experience a variety of tastes. If he made enough for leftovers now, he would save time during the week. He would need that time to work on another attempt at the Kobyashi Maru simulation.
Things to do:
12 Old Messages
2 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Cleaning a POD was hungry work. Why Starfleet insisted their officer candidates take care of their own necessities was always a point of contention. Jim despised cleaning, but enjoyed cooking. Food replicators were fine during the week when there was so much to do, but on the weekend Jim liked to cook. He was no way close to being a food puritarian, but he did like to be able to experience a variety of tastes. If he made enough for leftovers now, he would save time during the week. He would need that time to work on another attempt at the Kobyashi Maru simulation.
Things to do:
12 Old Messages
2 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Saturday 18:30
A message from McCoy challenged him to racquetball… loser to buy drinks. Jim replied that he had his Stellar Cartography Take-Home Exam to do. McCoy saw through it and called him a coward, and then when that didn’t work, he promised not to cheat this time. Jim considered it, and agreed to meet the doctor at the fitness centre. After all, he would still have plenty of time to complete the exam later that night.
Things to do:
14 Old Messages
0 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
A message from McCoy challenged him to racquetball… loser to buy drinks. Jim replied that he had his Stellar Cartography Take-Home Exam to do. McCoy saw through it and called him a coward, and then when that didn’t work, he promised not to cheat this time. Jim considered it, and agreed to meet the doctor at the fitness centre. After all, he would still have plenty of time to complete the exam later that night.
Things to do:
14 Old Messages
0 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Sunday 00:59
Leonard McCoy was a lying, cheating scumbag. Every time Jim was poised to win a game, McCoy innocently brought up his recent experience with the Kobyashi Maru. The campus pub was noisy and crowded. Pretty female cadets had all been warned about him and kept their distance. How could Jim ever live down his image if all the girls kept talking to their friends about him?
A table in the corner roared with laughter. Jim looked over to see a dozen Stellar Cartographers, all kitted out in deer-stalker caps and long coats. Smoking was unheard of and yet they all held old-fashioned pipes. Jim stared, and their leader saluted him by blowing bubbles through her ancient Calabash. Weirdos.
Jim returned late to his POD feeling that he had just the right level of intoxication to work on his Stellar Cartography exam. There was an urgent message from Finnigan concerning an all-night Bugs Bunny Marathon. It was to start… in just minutes!
Things to do:
14 Old Messages
1 Urgent New Message
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon!
Leonard McCoy was a lying, cheating scumbag. Every time Jim was poised to win a game, McCoy innocently brought up his recent experience with the Kobyashi Maru. The campus pub was noisy and crowded. Pretty female cadets had all been warned about him and kept their distance. How could Jim ever live down his image if all the girls kept talking to their friends about him?
A table in the corner roared with laughter. Jim looked over to see a dozen Stellar Cartographers, all kitted out in deer-stalker caps and long coats. Smoking was unheard of and yet they all held old-fashioned pipes. Jim stared, and their leader saluted him by blowing bubbles through her ancient Calabash. Weirdos.
Jim returned late to his POD feeling that he had just the right level of intoxication to work on his Stellar Cartography exam. There was an urgent message from Finnigan concerning an all-night Bugs Bunny Marathon. It was to start… in just minutes!
Things to do:
14 Old Messages
1 Urgent New Message
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon!
Sunday 05:45
Jim’s eyes were bloodshot and his belly ached from too many bad snack choices by the time he rolled back into his POD. He checked his messages and found, to his dismay, the reminder that he was due to walk Admiral Archer’s dog after lunch. Why on Earth had he promised that? While it was true, the way to Admiral Archer was through his beagle, the nasty little mutt loved to abuse his authority (the beagle, not the Admiral). Jim set his alarm chronograph and fell sound asleep.
Things to do:
15 Old Messages
3 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Jim’s eyes were bloodshot and his belly ached from too many bad snack choices by the time he rolled back into his POD. He checked his messages and found, to his dismay, the reminder that he was due to walk Admiral Archer’s dog after lunch. Why on Earth had he promised that? While it was true, the way to Admiral Archer was through his beagle, the nasty little mutt loved to abuse his authority (the beagle, not the Admiral). Jim set his alarm chronograph and fell sound asleep.
Things to do:
15 Old Messages
3 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Sunday 14:45
Jim picked up Darwin from the Admiral’s residence. The old man looked well for his age, but Jim wished the Academic Council would just let him retire. The Admiral looked envious of the free time others got to spend with his dog. Darwin and Jim had a tacit understanding. Darwin would do what he wanted to, and Jim would let him. This time, Jim had come prepared and withdrew a racquetball ball from his pocket.
Stupid, outdated leash laws! Jim muttered curses after the enforcement officer handed him a ticket for an amount of credits he could not spare. Worse would be having to inform the Admiral that his precious Darwin now had a criminal record. Jim decided to message the Admiral later with that cheery news. The afternoon was not a total waste. They had met Celion, that Orion girl from Xenobotany class. Orion girls like doggies, it seemed. Anyhow, she and Jim planned to meet later and go cycling. At least she did not want to talk about his Kobyashi Maru humiliation.
Things to do:
18 Old Messages
5 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Go Cycling with Celion
Jim picked up Darwin from the Admiral’s residence. The old man looked well for his age, but Jim wished the Academic Council would just let him retire. The Admiral looked envious of the free time others got to spend with his dog. Darwin and Jim had a tacit understanding. Darwin would do what he wanted to, and Jim would let him. This time, Jim had come prepared and withdrew a racquetball ball from his pocket.
Stupid, outdated leash laws! Jim muttered curses after the enforcement officer handed him a ticket for an amount of credits he could not spare. Worse would be having to inform the Admiral that his precious Darwin now had a criminal record. Jim decided to message the Admiral later with that cheery news. The afternoon was not a total waste. They had met Celion, that Orion girl from Xenobotany class. Orion girls like doggies, it seemed. Anyhow, she and Jim planned to meet later and go cycling. At least she did not want to talk about his Kobyashi Maru humiliation.
Things to do:
18 Old Messages
5 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Go Cycling with Celion
Sunday 1850
In the first urgent message, McCoy asked if Jim had seen his racquetball ball. Jim did not reply, but did the mathematical calculations for the decontamination time required to fully rid said object of doggie drool .The second urgent message invited him to an ad hoc pub crawl in the old city. Even though flash mobbing was falling out of fashion again, he could really use a drink. Apparently, Celion thought the way to Admiral Archer’s dog was through his dog-walker. Orion girls aren’t as easy as everyone said.
Things to do:
23 Old Messages
2 New Urgent Messages!
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Cycling with Celion
Pub Crawl!
In the first urgent message, McCoy asked if Jim had seen his racquetball ball. Jim did not reply, but did the mathematical calculations for the decontamination time required to fully rid said object of doggie drool .The second urgent message invited him to an ad hoc pub crawl in the old city. Even though flash mobbing was falling out of fashion again, he could really use a drink. Apparently, Celion thought the way to Admiral Archer’s dog was through his dog-walker. Orion girls aren’t as easy as everyone said.
Things to do:
23 Old Messages
2 New Urgent Messages!
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Cycling with Celion
Pub Crawl!
Sunday 22:00
Jim left the pub crawl early. He had spotted one of the Stellar Cartographers (hard to miss, wearing one of their "The Universe is Flat” t-shirts), and remembered his take-home exam. He was tired, but figured he had the right balance of adrenaline and alcohol required to finally take on this long-delayed task. But as he was just about to press the ‘Begin Now’ button, an idea surged through his brain. Oh, this was going to be good! It would either make him famous, or get him kicked out of Starfleet. Jim did not even pause for a second as he booked the earliest possible time to re-take the Kobyashi Maru Simulation.
Things to do:
25 Old Messages
0 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Reschedule Kobyashi Maru simulation
Laundry Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Cycling with Celion
Pub Crawl
Jim left the pub crawl early. He had spotted one of the Stellar Cartographers (hard to miss, wearing one of their "The Universe is Flat” t-shirts), and remembered his take-home exam. He was tired, but figured he had the right balance of adrenaline and alcohol required to finally take on this long-delayed task. But as he was just about to press the ‘Begin Now’ button, an idea surged through his brain. Oh, this was going to be good! It would either make him famous, or get him kicked out of Starfleet. Jim did not even pause for a second as he booked the earliest possible time to re-take the Kobyashi Maru Simulation.
Things to do:
25 Old Messages
0 New Messages
Stellar Cartography take-home exam
Laundry Clean and vacuum POD
Cook dinner & store leftovers
Racquetball with McCoy
Bugs Bunny Marathon
Walk Admiral Archer’s Dog
Cycling with Celion
Pub Crawl
Sunday 22:05
Finally,the dreaded Stellar Cartography take-home exam lay on the tablet before him. Jim was ready. He hit the ‘Begin Now’ button. ‘Good evening Mr Kirk,’ the computer said. ‘You have until midnight to complete this three-hour test.’ ‘Bring it on!’ Jim replied, confident he could finish in the one hour and fifty-five minutes he had left.
Finally,the dreaded Stellar Cartography take-home exam lay on the tablet before him. Jim was ready. He hit the ‘Begin Now’ button. ‘Good evening Mr Kirk,’ the computer said. ‘You have until midnight to complete this three-hour test.’ ‘Bring it on!’ Jim replied, confident he could finish in the one hour and fifty-five minutes he had left.
.oOOo.
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